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Former Charlton Athletic striker, Darren Bent, has warned Frank Lampard not to take the Chelsea job.

Lampard is 90 minutes away from ending Derby County’s 11-year exile from the Premier League and can crown his first season in management, by beating Aston Villa in the £180million Championship play-off final on Monday.

It is believed that Chelsea want their former midfielder to replace under-pressure Maurizio Sarri, after Wednesday’s Europa League final against Arsenal.

But hiss former England team-mate Bent, who played for both Derby and Villa, believes he would be better-served staying at Pride Park for another year, irrespective of whether the Rams go up or not.

“Frank has done a fantastic job, especially the way he’s kept them believing when it looked like they were going to fall short of the towards the end of the season.

“That’s a fine achievement for a first-time ­manager in his first year doing the job. I know there are ­Chelsea fans who would put him in charge at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, and I would agree that Frank is ­destined to manage at the top level.

“But you are talking about a ­different animal at Chelsea – the step up is massive. We’ve seen a lot of managers, who have been around a lot longer than Frank has, go there and fail. And we know it’s not a forgiving club, ­patience wears thin pretty quickly, and if you aren’t winning ­trophies within a year or 18 months, usually you’re out the door.